A Carré, John Le creator text xx London Penguin 2013 9999 monographic und 309 p. ; 20 cm. A Delicate Truth is a contemporary spy novel set against the backdrop of the global war on terror. A covert Anglo-American counterterrorism operation in Gibraltar, code-named Wildlife, is publicly hailed as a success. However, years later, a young Foreign Office official and a retired British diplomat uncover evidence suggesting the mission concealed political manipulation, abuse of power, and the influence of private military contractors. The novel explores themes of secrecy, government accountability, morality in intelligence work, and the consequences of political deception. John Le Carré Intelligence service--Great Britain--Fiction Government accountability--Fiction 823 CAR 9780241966419 250523 20260709123650.0